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- Vichy state's World War II role still divides France
- In Uganda, family planning programs for women help save gorillas
- European banking official's pledge raises hope for global economy
| Vichy state's World War II role still divides France Posted: 27 Jul 2012 03:35 PM PDT A Paris exhibit on deported Jews points to those leaders' actions. Some French say the Vichy was never France; others say it's time the nation faced its past. PARIS — Some letters are decorated around the edges with flowers in colored pencil and crayon, the way little girls will do. But the words are about living in fear, and waiting for loved ones arrested because they were Jewish.  |
| In Uganda, family planning programs for women help save gorillas Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Around Uganda's Bwindi park, home to rare mountain gorillas, the human population is booming, spreading disease to the gorillas and putting pressure on habitat. BUHOMA, Uganda — As a wildlife veterinarian for the Ugandan government, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka had dedicated her life to saving the mountain gorilla.  |
| European banking official's pledge raises hope for global economy Posted: 27 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT The head of Europe's central bank says that it would do whatever is necessary to preserve the euro. Although his remarks helped lift stocks in Europe and the U.S., the latest GDP report could be deflating. WASHINGTON — The shaky global economy got a much-needed breather after Europe's top central banker pledged to do "whatever it takes" to preserve the euro.  |
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